Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 26 Mad Dog
The nightmare deep within her was awakened, and the heart-wrenching fear and despair raged within her, as if to devour her entire soul.

Wei Qingsong suppressed the turmoil in her heart and tried her best to stay clear-headed.

She raised her eyes, looking at Yan Zhi with fearlessness and a strong sense of mockery in her gaze.

"Six years have passed, and your methods of threatening people are still so despicable. Do you think I'm still that fool who can be manipulated at will? Yan Zhi, this trick of yours no longer works on me."

Yan Zhi was very tall, almost the same height as Lu Jingming.

He looked down at her as if she were an ant beneath his feet.

"Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that? Wei Sihua? Or Lu Jingming?" Yan Zhi smirked coldly, his expression sinister.

Wei Qingsong trembled uncontrollably, not from fear, but from anger.

Her voice was filled with anger as she growled, "What right does a despicable, shameless mad dog like you have to mention their names? Get out of here!"

Yan Zhi's expression twisted several times before he stared at her with a gloomy look.

"Six years have passed, and you've grown too big for your britches." He laughed in anger, his smile somewhat sinister.

It's better for wings to be strong, so that when they're broken, the destructive pleasure is greater.

Wei Qingsong glared back at him defiantly: "Don't try to intimidate me again, Yan Zhi. Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you, and I'm even less afraid of Bai Liwan."

Since she dared to return to Tangzhou, she had long been mentally prepared to face them.

This time, she will not back down or run away.

Yan Zhi snorted coldly, his gaze growing increasingly gloomy: "If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ruthless glint flashed in Yan Zhi's eyes. He suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the neck, pinning her against the lamppost.

He was so fast that Wei Qingsong didn't even have time to react.

"What are you doing? Let go!" Wei Qingsong struggled, but was held firmly by him.

Just a few dozen meters behind her was the Tangzhou Public Security Bureau, and this was a bustling street. She knew Yan Zhi was lawless, but she never expected that he would dare to lay a hand on her in such a public place.

Yan Zhi stared at the person in front of him, his gaze growing colder: "Be a good girl and come back with me, and you'll suffer less."

Wei Qingsong did not back down at all, meeting his gaze without fear: "Yan Zhi, you're a mad dog. If you're so capable, strangle me in front of everyone. I want to see what dirty tricks Bai Liwan will use to protect you this time."

Yan Zhi's lips curled into a cruel smile: "Strangle you? My dear sister, you know me well enough. I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead, just like I did six years ago."

Wei Qingsong froze, his eyes filled with resentment: "You bastard!"

Yan Zhi's lips curled into a cruel and bloodthirsty smile, and his right hand suddenly tightened, grabbing Wei Qingsong's neck.

"You're finding out I'm an asshole today?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A feeling of suffocation and oppression washed over Wei Qingsong, almost making it hard for her to breathe.

Her face flushed red, and she tried to push him away by pushing off the ground with her feet, but to no avail.

Yan Zhi squinted and loosened his grip slightly. He looked at Wei Qingsong as if he were looking at a fish struggling on a chopping board.

Wei Qingsong tried to break free from his grasp, kicking and punching Yan Zhi repeatedly, but she was too weak and couldn't budge him at all.

She cast pleading glances at the passersby around her.

However, no one wanted to get involved in this matter. Yan Zhi's aura was too strong, and he was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Passersby didn't even dare to stop and stand still; they quickened their pace, not daring to look back.

"See? No one can save you." Yan Zhi's smile deepened.

It was the same six years ago, and it is the same now, six years later.

This is her destiny; she cannot escape it.

Who told her to have the blood of the Yan family flowing in her veins?
She should go to hell with him.

Yan Zhi's expression gradually turned frantic.

However, the next moment, a tall figure suddenly attacked from the side, forcefully pushing Yan Zhi away, then grabbing her slender wrist and pulling her to his side.

Caught off guard, Wei Qingsong fell into a warm embrace.

She looked up and met Lu Jingming's cold eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.

She hadn't seen Lu Jingming anywhere in the police station and assumed he had already left.

"Who are you?" Lu Jingming's voice was deep and authoritative as he sized up Yan Zhi with unfriendly eyes.

Yan Zhi's lips curled into a mocking smile as he said indifferently, "You don't know me, but I know you, Officer Lu. This is my family matter, and I'm afraid it has nothing to do with you."

Household chores?
Lu Jingming's face darkened as he stared at Yan Zhi, his tone icy: "I may not be able to interfere in your family affairs, but this is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Bureau, and I have the right to stop you from committing violence."

Yan Zhi raised an eyebrow, gave a cold laugh, and said with extreme contempt, "How interesting. You think you, a mere policeman, can do anything to me?"

"You're welcome to try." Lu Jingming's voice sharpened, his eyes turning slightly cold.

Yan Zhi chuckled, turning his eyes slightly to the side, his gaze landing on Wei Qingsong's stubborn face, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "It seems your little boyfriend doesn't even know I exist."

Wei Qingsong's face turned pale instantly.

She knew Yan Zhi's wicked nature; his words were full of threat and warning.

Even if Lu Jingming were to eventually find out about that matter, it should be told to him by her own mouth, not by someone else.

But now is not the time...

Lu Jingming's hand was still on her shoulder, encircling her in a protective embrace. Wei Qingsong frowned slightly, gritted her teeth, and took a step back.

“My affairs have nothing to do with him.”

Lu Jingming pursed his lips, suddenly turned around, and looked at the woman beside him who was trying her best to distance herself from him.

A moment later, he suddenly let out a cold laugh, his expression seemingly self-mocking, yet also carrying a hint of hurt and pain.

He spoke slowly and deliberately, "It seems I've ruined Consultant Wei's plans?"

Wei Qingsong suddenly looked up and saw the mocking coldness flashing in Lu Jingming's eyes.

His eyes were deep and dark, like a deep pool, yet they also exuded a chilling aura.

That was clearly not what she meant, but her words did indeed give Lu Jingming pause for thought.

She wanted to explain, but when she caught a glimpse of Yan Zhi's sinister gaze, she couldn't find the words to speak.

Wei Qingsong felt a pang of pain in her heart, but she only lowered her eyes and closed her eyelashes, without answering.

One day, there will be no more secrets or deceptions between them, and she will not make him wait too long.

But please forgive her, she can't say anything right now.

Yan Zhi's gaze swept over the two of them, and then he suddenly chuckled softly. That chuckle was like a thorn, piercing deeply into Wei Qingsong's heart.

He glanced at her with a dark look in his eyes, then looked at Lu Jingming defiantly: "Officer Lu, you heard it too, my Songsong has nothing to do with you anymore, why are you still standing here meddling in other people's business?"

Wei Qingsong clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

She knew that Yan Zhi was saying that on purpose.

He knows best where a person's weaknesses lie.

But she couldn't argue with him at that moment. Yan Zhi was a madman, and he wouldn't keep any secret agreements.

Wei Qingsong's silence only made Lu Jingming more inexplicably irritable.

His face grew increasingly cold, a hint of icy glint in his eyes, and he seemed shrouded in frost.

He looked straight at Yan Zhi, their eyes met, and sparks flew.

“I don’t care what your relationship is, you’re beating people up in front of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, I’m going to take care of this.”

(End of this chapter)